Chapter 33: Prayer
The old man looked very old, but the figure of him walking away with a cane seemed to shine with the brilliance of time.
Li Le glanced at Brother Bai's moving expression and the reluctance of the residents, and couldn't help but praise in his heart:
What a brave old man who retreated from the rapids!
After the old man retreated, everyone once again focused their eyes on Brother Bai and the prey in front of him.
But unlike before, they looked at Brother Bai's gaze and became more awe-inspired.
"Yes, since the district elder said that he will hand over the work of dividing the prey to you, the people in our district believe you!" A middle-aged strong man spoke, his tone solemn.
He has passed the prime of life, and his body is not as good as before, but his eyes are as black as a falcon, which people dare not underestimate.
His opening directly established Brother Bai's status in the district, and some people next to him also responded:
"What kind of person is the commander, our patrol team knows it, he comes to divide the prey, I have no objection!"
"Yes, I agree."
……
The people around him also responded, and a pair of expectant eyes looked at Bai Ye and the green-toothed beast meat in front of him.
Bai Ye's cold face was slightly moved, but he was not good at saying anything sensational, so he just nodded and said:
"Then please join me in holding the 'Prayer for the Lamp', and then divide the prey according to the rules."
'Offering lamps and praying' Li Le also understands something.
Whenever the dead fog is 'silent', there are strong men who go out to get prey, and before these prey are divided, everyone must pray and thank the lighthouse for the food given to the people.
It's unbelievable that this is true.
At first, Li Lelie felt ridiculous when he heard Lian say such things, but in fact, the belief in the lighthouse has been integrated into all aspects of people's lives here.
Li Le here is pondering, while Brother Bai on the other side has already begun to pray.
The clansmen next to them also lowered their heads in awe, knelt on one knee in the direction of the lighthouse, and listened silently to Brother Bai's voice in the dim yellow light.
I saw that Brother Bai closed his eyes slightly, put a hand on the bloody scale armor of his prey, and said coldly:
"Great lighthouse..."
"Thy light spreads everywhere and dispels the fog of death;"
"Your deeds are sung and sung by mouth;"
"You are a glimmer of light in the fog of death, you are the faith of many gods!"
"O you devout believer..."
"May I give you the most devout faith;"
"May this rotten body be with you forever;"
"Thy glory and glory endure forever in the world;"
……
"Thank you for the lighthouse for giving to your people!"
After Brother Bai finished praying, he let go of his hand, his eyes were dark, and his cold and white face was splashed with the blood of his prey, revealing a kind of indifferent killing.
This long prayer was recited for five minutes, and the solemn words blended with Bai Ge's cold and hoarse voice, like an ancient sacrificial poem.
And with the prayer, a mysterious power slowly diffused from many people's bodies, more or less of this mysterious power, slowly floated to the sky, and slowly gathered on the lighthouse in the center of the city.
And it is worth mentioning that although Brother Bai has his eyes closed, for some reason, the mysterious power on his head is the least, and there is almost no escape.
With her intuition, she felt that the mysterious power was the faith she needed to live. But that faith wasn't for her, so she couldn't touch it in the slightest.
As for the prayer that Brother Bai and those devout kneeling residents had just recited, the more Li Le looked at it, the more he felt that his scalp was numb, and his hands and feet were a little cold.
This kind of brainwashing is exactly the same as MLM in the modern world!
Li Le bit the nail of his right index finger a little nervously, and his expression was a little nervous and anxious:
If the people in this world were so firm in their belief in the lighthouse, wouldn't it be very difficult for her plan to carry out......
"Squeak-"
The tuan on her shoulder squeaked twice and bit her earlobe.
Li Le exhaled, glanced sideways at Tuan Tuan next to him, smiled, and said:
"Don't worry, I'm fine, I'm just thinking about something."
"Squeak-"
"What am I thinking, you ask?" Li Le raised his eyebrows slightly, and smiled half-truthfully:
"I'm wondering how to be a god... How can you make your little guy live better with me? ”
"Squeak-"
Tuan Tuan next to him looked at Li Le a little confused. After all, this is still a very small 'firefly', and many things are not understood clearly, and it is difficult to gain knowledge from inheritance memories.
'What is a magic stick?' ’
Li's tone became brisk, revealing a sly smile, looking at Tuan Tuan and seducingly:
"God stick, God stick is the kind of person who can eat and drink for nothing, and can be regarded as a master..."
"Squeak-" Tuan Tuan's eyes widened slightly.
'Really? Is there such a good thing in the world? ’
"Shhhh
Li Lewan smiled, made a silent movement, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, like a bright moon, and said with a smile:
"It doesn't work if I say it, I'll have to think about it. The two of us...... But they are all outliers in this world, and they have to live together. ”
When Li Le touched the temperature of his palm, his heart softened a little, and he looked at Tuan Tuan with his head sideways and gentle and cold, with some love and pity in his eyes.
"District Chief, let's start dividing the prey!" A strong young man grabbed his hair and spoke.
This big man spoke quickly, and it can be seen that some of the old and young people next to him who are usually used to doing this also smiled and shook their heads after seeing it, and didn't say anything more.
"Hmm."
Brother Bai responded lightly, glanced around, and said slowly:
"Then follow the old rules."
"Our thirteen districts have a population of 96 people, of which there are five minors and 91 adults."
"Half of the prey meat is reserved, half is divided according to the head, and each family receives a portion, and the elderly and minors in the family receive an extra portion of animal blood and a pound of bone meal."
……
Brother Bai explained the division of prey in detail word by word, and some people in the middle would ask some questions from time to time, and they were all answered by Brother Bai one by one.
Eventually, everyone agreed on the way the prey was divided.
Brother Bai nodded coldly, picked up the bone knife inserted in the ground with one hand, and poked straight into the beast meat in the basin.
Blood splattered on the side of Brother Bai's face, covering the original imprint, and slid down the young and cold cheeks.